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en-usSun, 2 Aug 2015 13:55:09 GMTFocus Forum15Ammunition for the Royal Saudi Land Forceshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3319687/posts
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for ammunition for the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $500 million. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of (1,000,000) 430/M430A1 40mm High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) Cartridges, (60,000) M456A1 105mm High Explosive Anti-Tank Tracer (HEAT-T) Cartridges, and (60,000) M107 155mm High Explosive (HE) Projectiles.Defense Security Cooperation Agencyhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3319687/posts#commentSun, 2 Aug 2015 13:55:09 GMTSenior Western official: Links between Turkey and ISIS are now &#x27;undeniable&#x27;http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3318037/posts
A US-led raid on the compound housing the Islamic State&#x27;s &#x22;chief financial officer&#x22; produced evidence that Turkish officials directly dealt with ranking ISIS members, Martin Chulov of the Guardian reported recently. The officer killed in the raid, Islamic State official Abu Sayyaf, was responsible for directing the terror army&#x27;s oil and gas operations in Syria. The Islamic State (aka ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh) earns up to $10 million a month selling oil on black markets.Yahoo Newshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3318037/posts#commentWed, 29 Jul 2015 13:53:49 GMTEgypt, Saudi Arabia aim to enhance cooperationhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3318793/posts
Egypt and Saudi Arabia say they aim to boost military, economic, and social ties and pursue their common interests. In a statement released after a meeting between President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday, el-Sissi&#x92;s office says the two leaders also will work to create a joint Arab military force. &#x85;Associated Presshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3318793/posts#commentThu, 30 Jul 2015 23:43:18 GMT(LEAD) Scud missiles fired into Saudi Arabia from Yemen traced to N. Korea: officialhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3317979/posts
(LEAD) Scud missiles fired into Saudi Arabia from Yemen traced to N. Korea: official 2015/07/29 18:16 (ATTN: UPDATES with comment by South Korean official; ADDS background) SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Scud missiles fired into Saudi Arabia by Yemeni rebels in recent months came from North Korea, a South Korean intelligence official said Wednesday, in the latest case that illustrated North Korea&#x27;s support for the weapons programs of some countries in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia has shot down about 40 percent of some 20 Scud missiles fired by Yemen&#x27;s Houthi rebels, said the official, who is familiar with the...Yonhap Newshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3317979/posts#commentWed, 29 Jul 2015 10:43:41 GMTSaudis land in Aden with equipment to re-open airporthttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3316061/posts
Two Saudi aircraft landed at Aden on Friday bringing equipment needed to re-open the city&#x27;s airport four months after the Yemeni civil war shut it down, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported. Aden International Airport was recaptured on July 14 by Gulf Arab-backed Yemeni forces as they drove Iranian-allied Houthi forces out of the southern port city and much of the surrounding areas. Houthi fighters allied with army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh captured Aden in March and April at the outset of the country&#x27;s four-month-old war, dealing a blow to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, an ally of...Trade Arabiahttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3316061/posts#commentFri, 24 Jul 2015 12:59:47 GMTIran already violating the agreement (Surprise)http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315366/posts
In defiance of the international arms embargo, Iran last week placed an order with Moscow for a huge fleet of 100 Russian IL78 MKI tanker aircraft (NATO: Midas) for refueling its air force in mid-flight, thereby extending its range to 7,300 km. This is reported exclusively by debkafile from its military and intelligence sources. The transaction runs contrary to the terms of the nuclear accord the six world powers and Iran signed in Vienna earlier this month. These tanker planes can simultaneously refuel six to eight warplanes. Their acquisition brings Israel, 1.200km away &#x96; as well the rest of the...The Debka Filehttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315366/posts#commentWed, 22 Jul 2015 22:25:35 GMTObama: &#x91;We&#x92;ve Ended Two Wars;&#x92; State Dept:Iraq Has &#x91;Lost Effective Control&#x92; Over Large Areas to ISILhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315367/posts
President Barack Obama said at a Democratic fundraiser in New York on Tuesday evening that he had &#x93;ended two wars&#x94; during his presidency. In its recently released human rights report on Iraq, however, the State Department said that the Iraqi government had &#x93;lost effective control&#x94; over a large part of Iraqi territory to the Islamic State terrorist group. Also, according to the State Department&#x92;s Country Reports on Terrorism 2014, the group that the administration now calls ISIL was founded in the 1990s by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and fought against U.S. forces in Iraq before Obama removed U.S. troops from that...Cybercast News Servicehttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315367/posts#commentWed, 22 Jul 2015 22:31:16 GMTIAEA Tells Congressmen of Two Secret Side Deals to Iran Agreement That Won&#x92;t Be Shared with Congresshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315150/posts
Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) and Congressmen Mike Pompeo (R., Kan.) issued a press release today on a startling discovery they made during a July 17 meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Vienna: There are two secret side deals to the nuclear agreement with Iran that will not be shared with other nations, with Congress, or with the U.S. public. One of these side deals concerns inspection of the Parchin military base, where Iran reportedly has conducted explosive testing related to nuclear-warhead development. The Iranian government has refused to allow the IAEA to visit this site. Over the...National Reviewhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315150/posts#commentWed, 22 Jul 2015 13:51:16 GMTTHE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION&#x92;S HOPE AND RED LINES FOR IRANhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315085/posts
US President Barack Obama hailed the recently concluded nuclear agreement in Vienna between the P5+1 world powers and Iran as a step towards a &#x93;more hopeful world.&#x94; On July 14 CNN cited President Obama&#x92;s claim that, &#x93;This deal is not built on trust. It&#x27;s built on verification.&#x94; This nuclear agreement, however, seems to be predicated more on this administration&#x92;s proclivity towards building on hope. The Obama administration is hoping that an inspection regime by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will accomplish under this agreement what the UN has failed to do for decades under the Non-Proliferation of...Frontpagemagazine.comhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315085/posts#commentWed, 22 Jul 2015 11:29:01 GMTKerry Might Be Disturbed by Iran, But Obama Sure Isn&#x92;thttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315048/posts
So Secretary of State John Kerry finds Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei&#x92;s plans to defy U.S. Middle East policy &#x93;very disturbing.&#x94; (H/T Allahpundit at Hot Air). So now Kerry is disturbed by Iran? Apparently, Kerry wasn&#x92;t all that disturbed negotiating with a regime that is currently holding four Americans in captivity. Of course, when Major Garrett of CBS News dared to question President Obama about it, he admonished Garrett and told him he &#x93;should know better.&#x94; If Kerry genuinely finds Khamenei&#x92;s statements disturbing, President Obama surely doesn&#x92;t. After all, when Khamenei uttered &#x93;Of course, yes, Death to America,&#x94; back...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3315048/posts#commentWed, 22 Jul 2015 07:33:50 GMTIran-Kerry and a World Turned Upside-Downhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3313390/posts
There has always been a rule &#x96; an overriding rule in the common law, in the criminal justice system and in the insurance industry &#x96; that society must not allow you to profit from a crime you committed. For example, if you file an insurance claim on your house, and it&#x92;s proven that you burned it down yourself, you get imprisoned for arson and the insurance company gets all the money back. Or if you file for the life insurance on your parent or spouse, and it&#x92;s proven that you murdered him or her for the insurance money, you get...Illinois Reviewhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3313390/posts#commentSat, 18 Jul 2015 02:39:49 GMTA Modest Proposal on Iranhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3314967/posts
Just a bit of historical trivia, and a thought, in the wake of the Obama/Kerry HISTORIC. NUCLEAR. DEAL. with Iran. Obama has come under criticism that he left four American hostages in Iran; and his excuse was that &#x22;if we pressed for the release of the hostages, the Iranians would have demanded more concessions.&#x22; Oh, really? Does anyone remember the last time a dimwit Democrat tried to deal with an Iranian hostage crisis? Yes, it&#x27;s the return of Dhimmi...err, Jimmy Carter. Except I&#x27;m no longer so sure that Obama is merely a Dhimmi. Remember this little gem before Obama&#x27;s first...FreeRepublic.comhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3314967/posts#commentWed, 22 Jul 2015 00:10:59 GMTTed Cruz&#x92;s Iran doomsday: &#x91;Murder&#x92; of millions of Israelis, Americans
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Ted Cruz&#x92;s worst fear about the nuclear deal with Iran? That &#x93;millions of Americans will be murdered by radical theocratic zealots.&#x94; President Obama [argues] that under the deal Iran&#x92;s ability to quickly make a bomb will be hamstrung, and that doing nothing would actually accelerate Iran&#x92;s nuclear capabilities. But Cruz said if Iran were to acquire a bomb, he fears the detonation of a nuclear weapon over Tel Aviv,... that would &#x93;murder vast numbers of Palestinians&#x94; and Israeli Jews. &#x93;The odds are unacceptably high that they would view the murder of those Palestinians is perfectly acceptable collateral damage to annihilating...Politicohttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314829/posts#commentTue, 21 Jul 2015 19:02:48 GMTTEHRAN: &#x27;We will trample upon America!http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314538/posts
A senior Iranian cleric delivered Friday prayers in Tehran while standing behind a podium that declared, &#x93;We Will Trample Upon America,&#x94; according to photos released by Iran&#x92;s state-controlled media. Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, who was handpicked by the Islamic Republic&#x92;s supreme leader to deliver the prayers, delivered a message of hostility toward the United States in the first official remarks since a final nuclear deal was signed between Iran and world powers in Vienna last week. Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon adviser and expert on rogue regimes, said that the official remarks by Iranian officials and clerics...Washington Free Beaconhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314538/posts#commentTue, 21 Jul 2015 04:18:08 GMTKerry says Iran vow to defy U.S. is &#x27;very disturbing&#x27;http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314611/posts
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday vowing to defy American policies in the region despite a deal with world powers over Tehran&#x27;s nuclear program was &#x22;very disturbing&#x22;.MSN.comhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314611/posts#commentTue, 21 Jul 2015 11:30:58 GMTJohn Kerry: It&#x92;s &#x91;Very Disturbing&#x92; How Ayatollah Keeps Saying He Wants to Destroy Ushttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314737/posts
Secretary of State John Kerry admitted to Al-Arabiya that it&#xE2;&#x80;&#x99;s &#xE2;&#x80;&#x9C;very disturbing&#xE2;&#x80;&#x9D; how Ayatollah Ali Khamenei continues talking about destroying the U.S. and Israel after signing the P5+1 nuclear agreement.Kerry said he would be pitching Gulf partners on &#xE2;&#x80;&#x9C;all of the ways in which this agreement, in fact, makes the Gulf states and the region safer.&#xE2;&#x80;&#x9D; &#xE2;&#x80;&#x9C;I will also discuss with them at great length the things that the United States of America is going to do, working with them, in order to push back against the terror and counterterrorism efforts and other activities in the region that are very...Pajamas Mediahttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314737/posts#commentTue, 21 Jul 2015 15:52:18 GMTU.S. &#x27;disturbed&#x27; by Iranian leader&#x27;s criticism after dealhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314707/posts
DUBAI, (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it was very disturbed by anti-U.S. hostility voiced by Iran&#x27;s top leader after a nuclear deal, as both countries&#x27; top diplomats sought to calm opposition to the accord from political hardliners at home. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday vowing to defy American policies in the region despite a deal with world powers over Tehran&#x27;s nuclear programme was &#x22;very troubling&#x22;. &#x22;I don&#x27;t know how to interpret it at this point in time, except to take it at face value, that...Yahoo Newshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314707/posts#commentTue, 21 Jul 2015 14:44:04 GMTDefiant Ayatollah: Deal Changes Nothinghttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314664/posts
If President Barack Obama and other world leaders hoped the nuclear agreement with Iran would lead to normalized relations down the road, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has nipped that prospect in the bud. Speaking Saturday about the deal, the Islamic holy leader denied a wider shift in foreign policy. &#x93;We have repeatedly said we don&#x92;t negotiate with the U.S. on regional or international affairs; not even on bilateral issues. There are some exceptions like the nuclear program that we negotiated with the Americans to serve our interests,&#x94; Khamenei said. Iranians are excited about the ramifications of the deal,...Patriot News Dailyhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314664/posts#commentTue, 21 Jul 2015 13:22:19 GMTThe oil price war is set to get vicious (Saudi&#x27;s now borrowing money)http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314523/posts
Saudi Arabia is pumping more crude oil than ever before. In June, it produced 10.6 million barrels a day. That&#x92;s the highest on record, . . . . .. And it&#x92;s pretty clear that Saudi Arabia is settling in for the long run. The country borrowed $4bn on the bond markets this week, selling bonds for the first time in eight years.Money Weekhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314523/posts#commentTue, 21 Jul 2015 03:25:12 GMTNuclear deal: Saudis signal they&#x27;ll act before Iran gets the moneyhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314413/posts
Amman, Jordan &#x97; The nuclear deal that will lift tough sanctions on Iran is mobilizing Saudi Arabia to turn the tide against its regional rival in Yemen and Syria before it makes an economic recovery, military officials and analysts say. According to the sources, the military component of the Saudi offensive will include the use of special forces on the ground in Yemen, and a potentially widened use of Saudi and allied Sunni air power in Syria. The Saudis have signaled their intent to employ ground forces in Yemen previously, but have not done so. But the potential military initiatives,...CS Monitorhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314413/posts#commentMon, 20 Jul 2015 22:58:21 GMTObama Favors Iran Because of His Shiite Connectionshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3314036/posts
Obama favored Iran in the negotiations because he has many ties to Shia Islam and Iran, regardless of his actual faith.Here Firsthttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3314036/posts#commentMon, 20 Jul 2015 01:57:46 GMTAt least 57 civilians killed in rocket attack blamed on Houthis in Yemenhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314018/posts
The attack, which struck a residential zone of the coastal city, also caused damage to several markets and homes in the Dar Saad neighborhood. Witnesses told EFE that the rockets were fired from the Yasuala zone, which is controlled by combatants with the Shiite Houthis and militias loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh who are fighting in the rebel ranks. ... The attack took place three days after the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi announced the arrival in Aden of a ministerial delegation from Riyadh with the aim of reestablishing the government&#x27;s seat in the city after...fox news latinohttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3314018/posts#commentMon, 20 Jul 2015 00:06:08 GMTSaudi arrests 431 ISIS-linked suspectshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3313816/posts
Saudi Arabia arrested 431 people as part of a crackdown on a cluster of cells linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group, the kingdom&#x92;s Ministry of Interior (MOI) said. Authorities also thwarted seven mosque attacks that had been planned by the suspects in the capital Riyadh as well as the Eastern Province, MOI Spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al Turki said in a press conference carried by Al Arabiya News Channel. Among the arrested were Saudi nationals and suspects from nine other nationalities, he said adding that the cluster of cells was divided by tasks and...al Arabiyahttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3313816/posts#commentSun, 19 Jul 2015 14:09:24 GMTProbe into Chattanooga shooting suspect turns to Mideast travelhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3313315/posts
U.S. authorities believe the suspect in the fatal shootings of four Marines in Tennessee visited Jordan last year and possibly Yemen as well, two U.S. government sources said on Friday, as investigators looked for any connection to Islamist militants.Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, a 24-year-old Kuwait-born U.S. citizen A little more than 24 hours after the shooting, the FBI said it continued to investigate it as an act of terrorism and that it was &#x22;premature&#x22; to speculate on the motive. Abdulazeez&#x27;s travel was part of the investigation. &#x22;We do know that he has traveled outside of the United States,&#x22; Ed Reinhold, FBI...Yahoo/Reutershttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3313315/posts#commentFri, 17 Jul 2015 22:28:15 GMTTerror at sea: Egypt navy ship in flames after ISIS missile hits boat in Mediterraneanhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3312933/posts
Pictures circulating online show an Egyptian military vessel engulfed in flames after a rocket attack by extremists operating on the Sinai peninsula. Crew members were forced to jump overboard after the fire took hold on a ship owned by the country&#x27;s navy. The incident took place in the Mediterranean Sea close to Israel and the Gaza Strip, in the latest escalation of extremist-linked violence across North Africa. Dramatic images appear to show a missile heading towards the warship before a ball of flames erupts and black smoke billows from the scene....The London Daily Expresshttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3312933/posts#commentFri, 17 Jul 2015 02:52:56 GMT